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No. 7.] 
[VOL. I. 
APRIL, 1902. 
AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 
OF THE 
STRAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 
'edited by 
H. N. RIDLEY, m.a., f. l.s., 
Director of Botanic Gardens and Forests , S. 8. 
CONTENTS. 
Page. 
1. The Timbers of the Malay Peninsula — Continued ... 245 
2. Draining land for Coco-nut Plantations ... ... 261 
3. Dr. Sherman’s Report on Gutta Percha ... ... 263 
4. Planting in British Central Africa ... ... 267 
Consular Report on German East Africa ... • ... 268 
Planting and Science in Ceylon ... ... 271 
rj Notes — New Rubber in Saigon ... ... 274 
Rubber in Brazil • •• ••• ••• 2 74 
Gutta Percha in New Guinea ... 275 
Circular to employers of labour ... ... 276 
8. Personal Note ... 2 7^ 
9. Trade and Market Reports— Singapore— London ... 279 
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